Is BOOMERanG screwed up? (May 1):
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The discrepancy between the results in 2000 and 2001 is
ascribed to
the different estimation for the beam-size and
pointing-jitter.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA,
June 30, 2001"THE MAP LAUNCH!!
It was so hot, humid, muggy day (so typical in Florida);
however, the launch was surely
the hottest one.
We all heard the countdown --- 3...2...1...!!
The rocket, carrying the MAP satellite, was launched just right.
The MAP is traveling to the destination of staying in the space, L2,
1,500,000km from us (cf. the moon is 380,000km
from us),and
will soon send back to us the gorgeous microwave sky image,
the CMB sky, the figure of the Big-Bang.
(the picture is taken from here.)"

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA,
October 20, 2001"Mariners got a big win, 14-3!
This is the American League Championship Series for
Seattle Mariners vs NY Yankees.
I am, of course, on the side of Mariners,
pretending to be
Ichiro.
The left guy is Totani-san,
a lovely-crazy astrophysicist + drinker.
Since here is the home stadium of Yankees, wearing the Marines
hat is a suicide (I am serious)!!!
So, needless to say, I took my hat off right after taking this photo..."

Stratton Mountain Ski Area, Stratton Mountain, Vermont, USA,
January 26, 2002"Enjoying after-ski. This ski trip was truly great; we have skied from th
e morning until the lifts close everyday, without thinking about any work at all
.
We were cooking everyday-meals for ourselves, relaxed with some drinks, and talk
ing about fun stuff. This house is a ski house that David's parents have.
Moreover, apart from the first day, the weather was very nice everyday. So,
I got sun-tan on my face, which I wanted to get."
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Horseshoe Fall, Niagara, Ontario, Canada,
February 22, 2002"Niagara Falls, calling the rainbow. The Falls are absolutely spectacular.
Also, a pretty town, Niagara-on-the-Lake, is must-see, must-visit place, as yo
u go to 'Old Angels Inn', the finest pub I have ever been to!
(In fact, this pub is said to be the oldest British Canadian pub -- originated
from Coach House, which was built in 1789!)
By the way, what do the Falls look like at night?
What about the Lake Ontario in sunset?"

Bo Brooks Crab House, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
March 16, 2002"Just to eat Crabs, not to think of anything. This is a Baltimore style of eating crabs; take your hammer, hit it! beat it! get a hell of delicious crab meat out of the shell!
The taste is actually spicy, so good, and so perfect with beers. With these as-is-crabs, we had crab soups, and crab cakes -- they are also so good.
We all thank Prof. Matsubara-san (who appears in the picture as two hands)
for taking us to this fine crab restaurant, Bo Brooks Crab House.
-- OK, I can't resist anymore writing in Japanese to express my emotion --
てゆーか、やっぱカニみそ最高？！あーもう、超うまかった。失禁失禁。大失禁。"

"I am humbled by the honor of receiving the 25th Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize. Since I was born in Nishinomiya and grew up in Takarazuka, this prize from my hometown deeply impresses me. I sincerely thank Nishinomiya City. Many, many people contributed to this prize. I wish to thank those who nominated me for this prize, the members of the Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize Committee, and the collaborators (especially the members of the WMAP science team), as well as my colleagues, friends, family and relatives. I am receiving this prize, because of you -- I am so grateful to all of you. Finally, my father was a vice principal of Kurakuen Elementary School, where Yukawa's Monument is, before he passed away in 2005. I heard many things about Prof. Yukawa and the monument from him. He probably never thought that, one day, his son would be awarded a prize named after Prof. Yukawa. A thought that my father is probably pleased about my receiving this prize makes me very happy. Thank you very, very much."